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the debate remained sizzled, mitt romney went after the president for green energy, and high profile companies in the bay area. >> you put $90 billion, like 50 years worth of breaks, into solar and wind. i have a friend who say you don't just pick the winners and losers, you pick the losers. >> reporter: the president said his plan doesn't add up. >> i think math, common sense, and our history shows us that's not a recipe for job growth. >> reporter: tonight's debate might also be remembered for what the president did not bring up, his successes, such as the turn around of the auto industry, and the romney gaffes what romney said 47% see themselves as victims. >> live outside the debate convenient new in denver, where thousands gathered to watch the candidates. >> reporter: frank, we are here at the university of denver, and in this open space just a few hours ago, there were thousands of people, students and faculty here. this campus is proud to have hosted this debate, and there were strong opinions about who won, and who lost. as the candidates took to the stage tonight inside an
the debate remained sizzled, mitt romney went after the president for green energy, and high profile companies in the bay area. >> you put $90 billion, like 50 years worth of breaks, into solar and wind. i have a friend who say you don't just pick the winners and losers, you pick the losers. >> reporter: the president said his plan doesn't add up. >> i think math, common sense, and our history shows us that's not a recipe for job growth. >> reporter: tonight's debate...
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after his strong show in the debate. >> romney. we were talking about this -- he was confident but he was speaking -- confidently. protesters waves signs. >> we aren't funneling drugs to the black marketw. are keeping patients such as myself from having to resort to the black market. >> reporter: early net evening police blocked streets near the hotel where he attended a expensive event. 25 supporters paid $40,000 each for a seat at the round table. on the tarmac. >> i think it's just a wonderful opportunity. >> reporter: there was plenty of excitement. >> i think he needs four more years to finish what he started. >> reporter: the days events expected to bring in about four million dollars to his campaign and that is important cash as both of the candidates rachet up their television adds. reporting live in san francisco. heather hoppings. >> more details on the president's night in san francisco. before the conner speech he attended a fundraising dinner for 100 donors. bay area chefs prepared the meal. fish tartare, duck confit a
after his strong show in the debate. >> romney. we were talking about this -- he was confident but he was speaking -- confidently. protesters waves signs. >> we aren't funneling drugs to the black marketw. are keeping patients such as myself from having to resort to the black market. >> reporter: early net evening police blocked streets near the hotel where he attended a expensive event. 25 supporters paid $40,000 each for a seat at the round table. on the tarmac. >> i...
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off the debate and puts the attention on a recovering economy. >> questions raised by prominent romney backer ge executive jack welch put the challenger in a tough spot. >> if he agrees with it, where's the evidence? and if he disagrees with it, once of his principle supporters is problematic. >> set to release one more job's report four days before the november election. ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. the rate dropped from 8.1% because the number of people who got jobs soared. biggest monthly jump since 2003. 86,000 more jobs were added in july and august. >>> tonight at 10:30 what we found when we asked people about the economy and whether they've seen an improvement. >> on wall street the new jobs report did little to move the stock numbers. the debt crisis in europe or spain or greece are facing challenges continued to loom over investigators today. the dow was up 34 points. >>> filed plans for a $100 million initial public offering. the wireless network equipment maker has not said how many shares it plans to sell. the company's revenue nearly doubled to $93.9 million i
off the debate and puts the attention on a recovering economy. >> questions raised by prominent romney backer ge executive jack welch put the challenger in a tough spot. >> if he agrees with it, where's the evidence? and if he disagrees with it, once of his principle supporters is problematic. >> set to release one more job's report four days before the november election. ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. the rate dropped from 8.1% because the number of people...
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has extensive debater. >> no, governor romney he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> it is a flurry of unusual compliments, but who's winning the battle to lower expectations? >> i think actually president obama is in part because it's partly true. he's not been a good debater so he has a better argument. >> reporter: but u.s. political science professor cook says the romney campaign has been playing the expectations game both ways. >> coming out the conventions until now. certainly for the romney campaign hasn't been positive and they made the argument, wait until the debates come around. >> reporter: cook says romney has an advantage by simply appearing on stage with a sitting president. and romney could take advantage as the debate makes it to the economy. voters will have their chance to decide with two more presidential debates to follow this month. in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and you can watch that debate live right here on ktvu channel 2 this wednesday. our coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. followed by a special editio
has extensive debater. >> no, governor romney he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> it is a flurry of unusual compliments, but who's winning the battle to lower expectations? >> i think actually president obama is in part because it's partly true. he's not been a good debater so he has a better argument. >> reporter: but u.s. political science professor cook says the romney campaign has been playing the expectations game both ways. >> coming out the conventions...
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third and final debate. there were a few agreements on international affairs but many more sharp differences. >> the two candidateses agreed on a troop withdrawal from afghanistan. >> our navy is smaller than anytime since 1917. the navy said they need 300 chips we're at 285 -- ships. >> we have these things called aircraft carriers. >> it's been going on for a year. there's a time. this should have a time for american leadership. >> we are gonna do everything we can to make sure that we are helping the opposition. but we also have to recognize that for us to get more entangled militarily in syria is a serious it step. >> reporter: the president reminded voters he ordered the killing of osama bin laden. >> when you are a candidate in 2008, i said i would take that shot. >> you look at the record of the last four years and say is iran closer to -- is the middle east in turmoil, is al-quaida on its heels, no. >> if we had taken your advice about the ought so industry we'd be buying cars from china instead of s
third and final debate. there were a few agreements on international affairs but many more sharp differences. >> the two candidateses agreed on a troop withdrawal from afghanistan. >> our navy is smaller than anytime since 1917. the navy said they need 300 chips we're at 285 -- ships. >> we have these things called aircraft carriers. >> it's been going on for a year. there's a time. this should have a time for american leadership. >> we are gonna do everything we...
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in the first debate 67% said romney won. they will face off one more time for their third and final presidential debate. it is set for next monday. it'll be held in florida. the moderator is bob sheafer. coming up tonight at 10:45, one woman says she has the solution to california's education funding problem. how she is taking on the governor and why some say her way would do more harm than good. >> oracles towering that is expected to defend the america's cup is in pieces tonight and being towed back to port after it capsized in the churning waters of san francisco bay this afternoon. healther holmes has been tracking the effort to retrieve the boat. she's live at pier 80. you spoke to the skipper who was on board when that capsized. >> some very scary moments for the skipper and his crew. his team today did something he never thought it would do, capsize a massive ac 72. this is a devastating blow. he's still predicting an america's cup victory. rattled but not defeated, oracle team usa skipper talked about the spectacular
in the first debate 67% said romney won. they will face off one more time for their third and final presidential debate. it is set for next monday. it'll be held in florida. the moderator is bob sheafer. coming up tonight at 10:45, one woman says she has the solution to california's education funding problem. how she is taking on the governor and why some say her way would do more harm than good. >> oracles towering that is expected to defend the america's cup is in pieces tonight and...
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. >> i'm going to be big bird because i was inspired by the debate. >> and i'm going to be romney. >> reporter: several websites list the adult costume as sold out and out of stock in downtown campbell tonight those already with costumes filled the sidewalks including little monkeys, pumpkins and a 2 -month-old monster. this family of sesame street characters picked their costumes before the debate. >> we had ordered it but we didn't know that it was going to be so popular so now it has double meaning. >> avocados. yeah. >> and what are mommy and daddy? >> chips. >> reporter: as lou said, she dressed as an avocado, her parents chips. >> we're going to put a sticker that says organic california avocado. >> organizers expect more than a dozen visitors this weekend alone. and volunteers are going around scaring people one will tell me she won't even go through because she's so scared of it herself. maureen naylor. >>> preorder day has arrived for the new i pad mini and already one version has sold out. the white version of the mini has sold out. customers who can't wait will have to stan
. >> i'm going to be big bird because i was inspired by the debate. >> and i'm going to be romney. >> reporter: several websites list the adult costume as sold out and out of stock in downtown campbell tonight those already with costumes filled the sidewalks including little monkeys, pumpkins and a 2 -month-old monster. this family of sesame street characters picked their costumes before the debate. >> we had ordered it but we didn't know that it was going to be so...
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an energized mitt romney took a victory lapse of sorts. while in wisconsin, president obama appeared to have the fighting attitude many felt he lacked. >> whoever was on stage last night was not does not appear to want to be responsible for what he's been selling the last year. >> reporter: some political analysts believe it was an intention by the president not to be so aggressive. and they feel joe biden will more likely be the attacker against paul ryan. >>> governor romney said his controversial remarks about the 48%, he said those comments were wrong. he was talking about his comments that 48% of americans were dependent on the government. he now says they were completely wrong. >> they were great great friends. >> new details about an argument between bay area friends that ended >>> play often fever is gripping both sides of the bay. ktvu's amber lee live in san francisco with how businesses are trying to recapture the magic they last saw during the giant's world series win. >> reporter: gasia, it's october orange. a tribute to the g
an energized mitt romney took a victory lapse of sorts. while in wisconsin, president obama appeared to have the fighting attitude many felt he lacked. >> whoever was on stage last night was not does not appear to want to be responsible for what he's been selling the last year. >> reporter: some political analysts believe it was an intention by the president not to be so aggressive. and they feel joe biden will more likely be the attacker against paul ryan. >>> governor...
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i think it's going to go down to the wire. >> reporter: next week's debate may be critical for romney. >> you have to get people at your side. the debate is key. >> reporter: corey cook says the bar is actually low for romney. >> he really needs to have a positive debate performance, where he appears presidential. that basic standard, does this guy look like he can be president is one he hasn't met over the last two or three weeks. >> reporter: there are three scheduled debates, the first one at the university of denver one week from tonight. ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a caltrain accident sent one man to the hospital, and snarled the evening commute in san bruno. a northbound train clipped a vehicle about 6:00 tonight. the driver of that vehicle suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. trains were delayed about 30 minutes. a caltrain spokesperson could not tell us if the crossing arms were working properly, or how the car ended up on the tracks. >>> new details about a teenage driver from concord who struck and killed a father and daughter on their
i think it's going to go down to the wire. >> reporter: next week's debate may be critical for romney. >> you have to get people at your side. the debate is key. >> reporter: corey cook says the bar is actually low for romney. >> he really needs to have a positive debate performance, where he appears presidential. that basic standard, does this guy look like he can be president is one he hasn't met over the last two or three weeks. >> reporter: there are three...
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when asked if he was ready for the debate, romney said, getting there. and obama also visited the hoover dam just outside of las vegas. the president said one of his aides mentioned it was just 15 miles away so they decided to go. the president said it was the first time he had ever visited the hoover dam. our coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors convened in one week. one week from today to decide once and for all the long running saga of suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi. there are 11 supervisors. ousting mirkarimi would take nine votes. amber lee breaks down the likely vote. >> reporter: history will tell you san francisco is a city that follows its own beat. suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi was fighting for his job almost from the moment he was sworn into office. bruising the arm of his wife led to a lenghtty battle to save his life. >> only in san francisco would it go on for a year. >> reporter: when these transcripts were delivered, the clock started ticking. but for five supervisors facing reelection next month it
when asked if he was ready for the debate, romney said, getting there. and obama also visited the hoover dam just outside of las vegas. the president said one of his aides mentioned it was just 15 miles away so they decided to go. the president said it was the first time he had ever visited the hoover dam. our coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors convened in one week. one week from today to decide once and for all the long running saga of suspended...
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the debate at his hotel in asheville, north carolina. romney was campaigning there earlier in the day and said he was certain that paul ryan would do great. president obama caught the first part of the debate on air force one. the president had been campaigning and fundraising in south florida. the president called his running mate earlier today wishing him good luck. >>> we have posted more videos. look for the news tab right on the front page. >> they will face off again next week in their own debate scheduled for next tuesday the 16th at 6:00 p.m. now, it is being held here at the university in new york and it will be a town hall meeting format. those in the audience will be able to ask the candidates about foreign and domestic policy issues, moderated by the cnn reporter. so now how will you vote? you can take the ktvu election quiz on our facebook page as you can find the quiz right under our cover photo. >> reporter: and this is growing concern tonight for the well being of the missing mother from hollister. fliers started to go up
the debate at his hotel in asheville, north carolina. romney was campaigning there earlier in the day and said he was certain that paul ryan would do great. president obama caught the first part of the debate on air force one. the president had been campaigning and fundraising in south florida. the president called his running mate earlier today wishing him good luck. >>> we have posted more videos. look for the news tab right on the front page. >> they will face off again next...
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now the four remaining republicans debated in florida and it only took a few minutes for romney and newt gingrich to go after each other. romney tried to link gingrich the áf as a lobbyist. >> we just learned today that his contract with freddie mac was provided by the lobbyists at freddie mac. >> reporter: romney called gingrich a pedallist. romney fired back. >> he just said at least four things that are false. i don't want to waist my time on it. >> reporter: santorum criticized both and ron paul sized up the question if he would run as -- >>> as ktvu alex savidge tells us williams is being pummeled on social media and the context includes nasty messages. >> reporter: while kyle williams lost his grip on the football, some californians lost their mind. some of the messages to him were vicious and threatening. but at the team headquarters today there was a much different tone. as devoted niners fans stuck up for the young wide receiver who's no doubt devastated. >> he just needs to brush it off. he knows who his faithful fans are, we're going to be here for him. >> he had a bad day. e
now the four remaining republicans debated in florida and it only took a few minutes for romney and newt gingrich to go after each other. romney tried to link gingrich the áf as a lobbyist. >> we just learned today that his contract with freddie mac was provided by the lobbyists at freddie mac. >> reporter: romney called gingrich a pedallist. romney fired back. >> he just said at least four things that are false. i don't want to waist my time on it. >> reporter:...
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are scheduled to debate foreign policy on october 22nd. two weeks before the election. >>> and the new cnn poll asked register voters if they are better off now than four years ago. 44% said they are worse off and 37% said their financial situation is better now. a majority of those surveyed believe next year will be better. as for responsibility, 57% blame the policies of former president bush. and 35% blame president obama. >>> new details tonight on the death of elderly twin sisters who were found inside their home in south lake tahoe back in february. the el dorado sheriff's department released the time line of the deaths of 73-year- old patricia miller and her sister joan. they say that patricia died first of coronary artery disease. authorities say patricia was joan's caretaker and that after her death, joan was alone to fend for herself. they say that she died about a month later from hypertherm -- hyperthermia when her bills were not paid and her heat was turned off. >>> and i'm back here in just a couple of minutes fog is back at
are scheduled to debate foreign policy on october 22nd. two weeks before the election. >>> and the new cnn poll asked register voters if they are better off now than four years ago. 44% said they are worse off and 37% said their financial situation is better now. a majority of those surveyed believe next year will be better. as for responsibility, 57% blame the policies of former president bush. and 35% blame president obama. >>> new details tonight on the death of elderly...
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the commission announced she will be one of three for this october's debate between romney and obama. he is the first woman since 1992 to moderate a presidential debate. 122,000 called for it. >>> in 19 minutes the start of the yearly lake tahoe summit. the message and a big announcement for the area. >> temperatures did increase today. numbers inland came about five or six degrees in some location, hot, over 100 degrees. tomorrow temperatures come down a few degrees, we will see upper 90's and low 100's. also in the inland bay valley. the general trend for tomorrow is a fooling trend. it'll last throughout the week. temperature -- fairfield, 77 concord. livermore, 80 degrees right now. temperatures tomorrow will be hot to warm. not as hot as day, slightly cooler. when i come back we will look at the five-day and it does show that cooling trend but it's small. i will let you know what you can expect. see you back in just a bit. >> organizers of the outside lands music festival say almost 200,000 came to golden gate park for that three day concert. crews spent the day cleaning up after
the commission announced she will be one of three for this october's debate between romney and obama. he is the first woman since 1992 to moderate a presidential debate. 122,000 called for it. >>> in 19 minutes the start of the yearly lake tahoe summit. the message and a big announcement for the area. >> temperatures did increase today. numbers inland came about five or six degrees in some location, hot, over 100 degrees. tomorrow temperatures come down a few degrees, we will see...
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tonight, mitt romney and rick santorum traded accusations as each tried to gain a firm hold on a title front runner. romney questioned santorum's senate vote for title 10, which included funds for planned parenthood and birth control. >> you said this in a positive light. i voted for title 10. >> i think i was making it clear, that while i have a personal morale objective to it, i supported for bills that included it. >> ron paul defended an attack ad on santorum, he called him a fake conservative and a phoney. >> we have a new ktvu field poll tonight on the race for president. in 20 minutes, president obama's approval rating among california voters and how he fairs against each of the four gop candidates. >>> bay area temperatures shot up today, reaching record highs for the date in cities. it seems we will far short of normal precipitation. we begin outdoors in oakland. the lack of rainfall sets up a trouble scenario. >> reporter: while many people were out enjoying today's sunny warm weather in tank tops and shorts, running around here, just down the street, water officials watched
tonight, mitt romney and rick santorum traded accusations as each tried to gain a firm hold on a title front runner. romney questioned santorum's senate vote for title 10, which included funds for planned parenthood and birth control. >> you said this in a positive light. i voted for title 10. >> i think i was making it clear, that while i have a personal morale objective to it, i supported for bills that included it. >> ron paul defended an attack ad on santorum, he called...
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president obama and mitt romney are facing off in third and final presidential debate monday night in florida. >> former employees of the bankrupt solyndra solar company turned up for a job fair. drew hundreds of job seekers. former workers received special seminars because it has been tough for them to get good jobs. some have decided to change careers. >> right now i'm trying to get into the medical field. it's a more stable field. fda regulated. can't be formed out. >> more than 1,000 people were left job less after fremont base went bankrupt last year. >> recall of a popular sunscreen after a handful of people catch fire. >> lance armstrong's bad week gets worse. the new allegations he is facing. >> a major cool down across most of the bay area and more changes on the way. coming up, the coolest day of the weekend. the giant's sunday forec >>> how about that? a live look at coit tower in orange light in honor of the giants. kept their season alive with a huge game 5 playoff win. now back to the bay area for another must win do or die game on sunday afternoon. >> lance armstrong's
president obama and mitt romney are facing off in third and final presidential debate monday night in florida. >> former employees of the bankrupt solyndra solar company turned up for a job fair. drew hundreds of job seekers. former workers received special seminars because it has been tough for them to get good jobs. some have decided to change careers. >> right now i'm trying to get into the medical field. it's a more stable field. fda regulated. can't be formed out. >> more...
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but agrees to continue to debate at this pace, then the prospects of california playing a major role grow brighter every day. >> reporter: june's presidential primary may be a long way away, but as we've already seen, a lot can happen in this race in a short period of time. in san francisco, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> according to at least one analyst, conservative rick santorum came out as he called on gingrich and romney to stop their mud slinging. >> these two gentlemen who are out distracting from the most important issues, can leave that alone and focus on the issues. >>> the fourth candidate is ron paul. he took a jab at gingrich after gingrich claimed he balanced the budget when he was speaking of the house. paul said that's not what really happened. >>> president obama said his brief encounter with arizona governor brewer was blown out of proportion. brewer said that the president was upset on how she portrayed the president in a book. >> this was really not a big deal. >> were you tense? >> you know diane i'm usually accused of not being of not being tense enoug
but agrees to continue to debate at this pace, then the prospects of california playing a major role grow brighter every day. >> reporter: june's presidential primary may be a long way away, but as we've already seen, a lot can happen in this race in a short period of time. in san francisco, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> according to at least one analyst, conservative rick santorum came out as he called on gingrich and romney to stop their mud slinging. >> these...
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the white house says he told romney he looks forward to a debate about the nation's future. romney's camp said the call was quote brief and cordial. >>> a new ktvu field poll on two propositions california will decide next week. in seven minutes, term limits in sacramento, and why some say an effort to toughen them may actually weaken them. and a tax on cigarettes and a shift in where the voters stand. >>> a shooting outside one oakland high school briefly put that school on lockdown. it happened next to park and mcarthur about 3:15 this afternoon. just 15 minutes after the school set out. a 17-year-old student from oakland high was shot in the leg. a bullet also lodged in the wall of a bathroom near the football field. the gunman was last seen running away from that intersection. >>> a four-alarm fire in san jose forced at least seven people from their homes this afternoon. the fire damaged two homes on confer lane. one person was at home when the fire was reported, but made it out safely when a neighbor woke the person up. no word yet on what caused the fire. >>> continuin
the white house says he told romney he looks forward to a debate about the nation's future. romney's camp said the call was quote brief and cordial. >>> a new ktvu field poll on two propositions california will decide next week. in seven minutes, term limits in sacramento, and why some say an effort to toughen them may actually weaken them. and a tax on cigarettes and a shift in where the voters stand. >>> a shooting outside one oakland high school briefly put that school on...
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. >>> the romneys took to the water today. the gop presidential nominee is also attending practice sessions for upcoming debates. in a statement released today romney said labor day is a time to celebrate the strong american work ethic. but is also another day of americans worrying about when their next paycheck will come. >>> a gallup poll released found that the republican campaign did little to tip independents to vote for the republican candidate. 33% said it may them less likely. >>> in news of the world tonight in pakistan a suicide bomber rammed a car full of explosives into a u.s. government armoured suv. two pakistanis were killed, a dozen more were injured. the two americans in the suv though were not seriously hurt. attacks like these on american targets are relatively rare and so far no one has claimed responsibility. >>> in south africa, miners started singing as they were released from jail today. a total of 91 were freed. about 140 others remain behind bars. the miners had all been charged with murder after poli
. >>> the romneys took to the water today. the gop presidential nominee is also attending practice sessions for upcoming debates. in a statement released today romney said labor day is a time to celebrate the strong american work ethic. but is also another day of americans worrying about when their next paycheck will come. >>> a gallup poll released found that the republican campaign did little to tip independents to vote for the republican candidate. 33% said it may them less...
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he pledged to appeal healthcare reform act and is open to a debate on medicare. proposed partial privatization. the obama campaign offered a deal to mitt romney today promising to drop the issue of his personal taxes if he releases five more years of tax returns. >> that will require governor romney to live up to standard that's been met by every other candidate. >> the romney campaign politely but swiftly rejected the offer. he says he's paid 13% of his income over the past 10 years. the president is coming back out to the west again to campaign in nevada. speaking at a community college in reno on tuesday and high school in north las vegas on wednesday. expected to focus on jobs and the economy. nevada is a swing state and just posted the highest unemployment rate in the country at 12%. >> the painstaking process to determine if russ will return sheriff of san francisco is lurking toward a conclusion. it now appears a final decision will come in october just before the fall election. >> all in favor? >> i. >> suspended sheriff is guilty of official misconduct f
he pledged to appeal healthcare reform act and is open to a debate on medicare. proposed partial privatization. the obama campaign offered a deal to mitt romney today promising to drop the issue of his personal taxes if he releases five more years of tax returns. >> that will require governor romney to live up to standard that's been met by every other candidate. >> the romney campaign politely but swiftly rejected the offer. he says he's paid 13% of his income over the past 10...
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romney needs something major to happen to change his fortune. >> romney needs to have a great debate. it's not even sure it's possible for him to have a great debate. >> reporter: the first debate is set for next wednesday night in denver. the topic domestic policy. john sasaki, ktvu news. >>> we first reported it a couple of days ago today the san francisco giants confirmed that suspended outfielder milky cabrera will not be returning to the team for the play offs. cabrera was having a tremendous season. but on august 15th he was suspended for 15 games by major league baseball after testing positive for muscle enhancing drugs. after that the team really came together. >> we talked about it, we still had the talent on this team to do it. and they showed it. and i think they wanted to prove it and they did. >> reporter: cabrera released a statement today saying he's disappointed to miss the play offs but is wishing his teammates the best. >>> oakland police arrested a man tonight who they say was in the process of trying to rob an art gallery. officers say they had responded to a burgl
romney needs something major to happen to change his fortune. >> romney needs to have a great debate. it's not even sure it's possible for him to have a great debate. >> reporter: the first debate is set for next wednesday night in denver. the topic domestic policy. john sasaki, ktvu news. >>> we first reported it a couple of days ago today the san francisco giants confirmed that suspended outfielder milky cabrera will not be returning to the team for the play offs. cabrera...
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. >> reporter: romney's declaration did not impress santorum. the other candidate ron paul declined to attend. >>> in a debate between contraceptive access and religious freedom. today president obama backed off from recently announced plan that would require religious based employers to provide contraceptives. >> reporter: a big debate over a tiny pill. the pill is now in the middle of a battle between church and state. >> the insurance company not the hospital, not to charity will be required to reach out and offer the woman contraceptive carefree of charge. without copays, and without hassles. >> he probably wishes he had done this to begin with. >> reporter: in a heated election bill, president obama's plan to require charities to issue workers birth control is a grenade. birth control is a swing issue for catholics, a block the president cannot afford to alienate. >> if you get them upset you can lose them and you can lose the 2012 election. catholic supporters are watching this closely but they aren't saying anything right now. they're cal
. >> reporter: romney's declaration did not impress santorum. the other candidate ron paul declined to attend. >>> in a debate between contraceptive access and religious freedom. today president obama backed off from recently announced plan that would require religious based employers to provide contraceptives. >> reporter: a big debate over a tiny pill. the pill is now in the middle of a battle between church and state. >> the insurance company not the hospital, not...
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the debate. to hit the president where he's more vulnerable. >> i think it's the economy. >> reporter: all this with the election just six days away, and another 10% who say they could be persuaded to change. rita williams, ktvu news. >>> oakland mayor jean quan testified about the state of the oakland police department as civil rights opponents attempt to put the police department under state police. the judge overseeing today's hearing had said quan could face punitive action if she did not testify today as she had missed her last court date siting city business. city rights opponents say oakland have failed to follow reform. a federal judge is scheduled to consider the issue in december. >>> all you need is a smart phone to ride munni for free. that's according to a firm that specializes in mobile security. it says it's discovered a flaw in the system. the glitch allows those who are computer savvy to reset the value on muni's system to not pay. >>> the purple onion shut down last night and to
the debate. to hit the president where he's more vulnerable. >> i think it's the economy. >> reporter: all this with the election just six days away, and another 10% who say they could be persuaded to change. rita williams, ktvu news. >>> oakland mayor jean quan testified about the state of the oakland police department as civil rights opponents attempt to put the police department under state police. the judge overseeing today's hearing had said quan could face punitive...
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president obama seized upon a remark by mitt romney during last night's debate. >> we don't have to order up some binders to find qualified, talented, driven young women to learn and teach and thrive and start business. >> the president was campaigning in the battleground state of ohio again. he and romney are focusing on getting women's vote. women were key to president obama's election four years ago and will be key again come november 6th. >> why is it that there are 3.6 million more women in poverty today than when the president took office? this president has failed america's women. >> mitt romney said women are coming up to him on the campaign trail asking how they can find jobs and better schools for their children. he was in virginia today which is also considered a swing state. romney's camp says he'll make a speech next week about spending and debt. >> it's a historic ruling, a federal judge has decided that san mateo county and other municipal investors can sue investors with the now-bankrupt lehman brothers for fraud. jana katsuyama is here live. >> san mateo county lost a lot
president obama seized upon a remark by mitt romney during last night's debate. >> we don't have to order up some binders to find qualified, talented, driven young women to learn and teach and thrive and start business. >> the president was campaigning in the battleground state of ohio again. he and romney are focusing on getting women's vote. women were key to president obama's election four years ago and will be key again come november 6th. >> why is it that there are 3.6...
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debate there. >> he's running out of excuses. in 2012, he's out of town, we're going to get rid of him. >> reporter: the cnn time poll today showed romney slipping some, as newt gingrich gained. he reveals he pays federal taxes at about a 15% rate. less than many middle class americans. >> i fully expect the romney campaign to be unendingly dirty and dishonest. they're desperate. they thought he could buy this. >> reporter: newt gingrich says he will release his 2010 income tax return tomorrow. romney does not plan to release his tax return until april. president obama's is 25%. after a poor finish, former pennsylvania senator, rick santorum is hoping for a big comeback in south carolina. >> this is a race where the people are going to speak and there's going to be a big surprise in south carolina on saturday. >> reporter: historically, the winner of south carolina's primary has gone on to become the republican party's nominee in every presidential election since 1980. >>> the vice president and his wife were both in the bay area
debate there. >> he's running out of excuses. in 2012, he's out of town, we're going to get rid of him. >> reporter: the cnn time poll today showed romney slipping some, as newt gingrich gained. he reveals he pays federal taxes at about a 15% rate. less than many middle class americans. >> i fully expect the romney campaign to be unendingly dirty and dishonest. they're desperate. they thought he could buy this. >> reporter: newt gingrich says he will release his 2010...
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that bounce started coming after the presidential debate. round two comes tomorrow. and ken wayne is here now and tells us the format this time is going to be a lot different. >>frank what makes this debate different is it's a town hall style debate with questions coming from voters. >> not a lot of undecided voters remaining but i think right now it's about energizing the base and energizing your likely voters. >> reporter: political insiders say president obama has some making up to do after the last debate. >> the last performance was really troubling. the reason i think these polls have gotten so close. his performance was a shock to me. >> i think he's going to be aggressive of making the case on his view on where we should go as a country. >> reporter: the president appeared relax during a stop at a virginia campaign. mitt romney was seen at an ohio hotel putting in more prep. >> will mitt romney show up. he said he governed or the man that showed up. >> this is a different format. it doesn't lend itself to that. >> reporter: some voters are already turned off.
that bounce started coming after the presidential debate. round two comes tomorrow. and ken wayne is here now and tells us the format this time is going to be a lot different. >>frank what makes this debate different is it's a town hall style debate with questions coming from voters. >> not a lot of undecided voters remaining but i think right now it's about energizing the base and energizing your likely voters. >> reporter: political insiders say president obama has some...
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. >> reporter: trying to make sure that person is not romney, newt gingrich said he's open to forming an alliance with iowa's comeback kid, rick santorum. texas governor, rick perry who placed fifth, will debate in new hampshire, but plans to focus mostly on conservative south carolina. as john huntsman, who ignored iowa, continues his full court press in the first in the nation primary state. >> the new hampshire primary is set for january 10. mitt romney leads there in most polls by more than 20 percentage points. >>> with michele bachmann out of the race, all of the presidential hopefuls are men. coming up at 10:30, why the united states has yet to elect a woman to sit in the oval office. >>> the men say they're elited and relieved to learn they've earned a two year reprieve. they've been married for seven years, but mack who is an australian citizen, is facing deportation. he was denied a green card under the defense of marriage act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. immigration officials said mack was granted deferred action for two years, in part, because he's
. >> reporter: trying to make sure that person is not romney, newt gingrich said he's open to forming an alliance with iowa's comeback kid, rick santorum. texas governor, rick perry who placed fifth, will debate in new hampshire, but plans to focus mostly on conservative south carolina. as john huntsman, who ignored iowa, continues his full court press in the first in the nation primary state. >> the new hampshire primary is set for january 10. mitt romney leads there in most polls...
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. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romney took a break from his debate preparations today. he went to new hampshire to pick up some pizza, shake a few hands and do some interviews. he talked about how much the national debt has increased, and the millions of americans who are out of work. >> you see, the president did inherit a tough situation when he came into office. any fair measurement of his record, you have to acknowledge that. the problem is, he didn't make anything better. >> republican vice presidential nominee praised bill clinton today, saying he was a model of reform, and president obama was his opposite. ryan said clinton worked with republicans during his presidency, and they took action on welfare reform and spending cuts. >> a reminder now, you can get ktvu news to go. just download the ktvu app. click the live icon, and you can watch all of our newscasts live. >>> judy bloom said she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. bloom is the author of many favorites including, are you there god, it's me margaret, and superfudge. the 74-year-old is currently recove
. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romney took a break from his debate preparations today. he went to new hampshire to pick up some pizza, shake a few hands and do some interviews. he talked about how much the national debt has increased, and the millions of americans who are out of work. >> you see, the president did inherit a tough situation when he came into office. any fair measurement of his record, you have to acknowledge that. the problem is, he didn't make...
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crews have been removing the siding but what happens after that is up for a debate. the company h211 would like to use it to house private jets and has even offered to pay the restoration cost. but nasa is putting the decision on another organization. >> to go through another drawn out fight, will be too much for those who have been working on the issue for 15 years. >> there are concerns that deferring to the gsa will delay the reskinning of hanger 1. >>> city leaders are making a new push to bring golden state warriors back to its east bay roots. how oakland is hoping to keep the team. >> reporter: tonight's giants game a drew thousands of fans. now city leaders are hoping to do the same thing with golden state warrior plans. major ed lee brought this letter to the warrior's front office last week urging the warriors to consider the move. >> we consider the warrior's to be a bay area team so it's not about stealing the warriors from oakland it's about bringing them home to san francisco. >> reporter: a 17,019 seat arena would be privately funded. the golden state w
crews have been removing the siding but what happens after that is up for a debate. the company h211 would like to use it to house private jets and has even offered to pay the restoration cost. but nasa is putting the decision on another organization. >> to go through another drawn out fight, will be too much for those who have been working on the issue for 15 years. >> there are concerns that deferring to the gsa will delay the reskinning of hanger 1. >>> city leaders are...
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romney dines with rich people. >> i hear a lot of people did not focus on the first debate, and i happened to be one of them. >>> the federal government is offering $50,000 to anyone who can solve an annoying practice. the money will be awarded to whoever can develop a solution to block those illegal commercial robo calls. the federal trade commission which oversees the government's do not call list are making the offer. the calls are illegal unless the consumer has given the company written permission to make them. >>> stock markets closed lower as investors wait for signs of improvement. the dow dropped eight points, nasdaq dropped 31. that was largely due to google. google's earnings were accidentally released earlier than expected. earnings are less than expected. at the close google fell 8% to close at $695. that's a drop of $60. >>> the cost of renting an apartment in the bay area is going up way up. the apartment tracker real fax says san jose has seen the steepest increase in the country in the past year. 10.4%. the average rent is now $1,980. rent in san francisco have gone up 1.4
romney dines with rich people. >> i hear a lot of people did not focus on the first debate, and i happened to be one of them. >>> the federal government is offering $50,000 to anyone who can solve an annoying practice. the money will be awarded to whoever can develop a solution to block those illegal commercial robo calls. the federal trade commission which oversees the government's do not call list are making the offer. the calls are illegal unless the consumer has given the...
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debate. >>> president obama spent the evening in washington, d.c. where he joined three winners of a campaign contest. the prize stems from an effort to boost online contributions for the president's campaign. >>> and coming up in 10 minutes, why opponents of california's prop 32 say the way it's written makes the proposition unfair. >>> police in sonoma are looking for a man they said exposed himself at two grocery stores just minutes apart. this is a surveillance picture of the man. police say he went inside a safeway store two weeks ago and exposed himself the to a female shopper. they say he then went across the street to sonoma market and exposed himself to a female employee there. the man fled and officers were unable to find him. >>> together is proving to be a -- october is proving to be a recordbreaking month for b.a.r.t. that makes for the fifth busiest day ever. tuesday and wednesday were also among the top ten busiest days for b.a.r.t. last saturday scored the highest weekend ridership of all time. in addition to the baseball play offs,
debate. >>> president obama spent the evening in washington, d.c. where he joined three winners of a campaign contest. the prize stems from an effort to boost online contributions for the president's campaign. >>> and coming up in 10 minutes, why opponents of california's prop 32 say the way it's written makes the proposition unfair. >>> police in sonoma are looking for a man they said exposed himself at two grocery stores just minutes apart. this is a surveillance...